My dad and I watched this interview together. He called her "very impressive." Anyone notice how the band played "Isn't She Lovely" when she came out? (posted to Michelle Obama on The Tonight Show)
I was in my family room, sitting at the computer and watching the returns come in on CNN. I had already screamed after he took Pennsylvania and Ohio, but California clinched it. I was giddy. (posted to This pretty much sums up yesterday.)
I have a crush on a guy whose name is Erin. Not Aaron, Erin. When I told my mom about this, her reaction was (of course) "But that's a girl's name!" Then again, when I told her that he likes (posted to So What's In A (Boy or Girl) Name?)
My blog: "The Future American Presidential Progress Report" http://thefutureamerican.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/obama-100-days/ (posted to Obama's first 100 days: A round up)
One of my guy friends told me today that when he was in eighth grade, a friend of his said that when he grew up, he would get a balaclava and go around raping women for the hell of it. (posted to What's so funny about rape?)
I've been thinking in recent weeks about the "humorless feminist" stereotype (and its cousin, the "humorless liberal" stereotype). Among other things, I think it comes from the observation that feminists don't typically find "rape" or "menstruation" to be hilarious punchlines (posted to What's so funny about rape?)
She didn't "bitch" about it. She expressed her dislike through humor. And it was pretty hilarious. (posted to What's so funny about rape?)
You assume it's only male comedians who joke about rape. Lisa Lampanelli [2:15] proves you wrong. Where's her "privilege"? (posted to What's so funny about rape?)
As I have already suggested, acute misery is not confined to developing nations. Material poverty exists alongside prosperity. Nevertheless, culture can be wielded to alleviate poverty by recentring communities and by providing a foundation upon which tangible, material economies can (posted to Michelle Obama on The Tonight Show)
